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Collect Code? Need A Snippets Manager? How To Collect Code Like The Pros Collect Code

Monday, February 18, 2013 | Wil Gomez Posted In Tips and Tricks

Code Collector ProIs there a better function on the Mac than copy and paste? Most Mac users who do any kind of coding, writing, or editing that requires plenty of reusable text know about managing snippets.

Snippets are a necessary evil, a library of text collections that can grow and become useful but often unwieldy. Here’s one of a few Mac apps that manage code collections and it has a clever name.

Manage Snippets Like A Pro

Collecting snippets of text or code is a requirement for anyone who writes, codes, programs, or develops webpages using HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript or other web utilities.

The snippets app I’m trying out is one that could easily become first place on my list. It’s cleverly named Code Collector Pro, which implies a more professional level of usability.

Think iTunes or iPhoto but for snippets of text and code instead of music or photos.

Snippets can be grouped into collections, tagged for faster searching, and each snippet can have a description and a URL source.

Code Collector Pro works like any good Mac app. Drag and drop snippet files to the library. Import .snippet files (a new format for snippet managers) or libraries from Code, TextExpander, or other snippet apps.

The user interface is totally self explanatory.

Code Collector Pro

Click on the image above for a much larger, pop up view with more detail.

Here’s a little known secret about snippet apps. Snippets can mean anything.

To most of us in the tech field, snippets means code. Whether used for programming or website development, a good snippet library can save an enormous amount of time.

Productivity increases with copy and paste or click to insert code or text you know already works in a given situation.

But snippets are not limited to coders. My wife uses snippets for writing. She’s not interested in the code syntax colors, but the library aspect of folders and smart groups.

As she comes up with ideas for writing, or anecdotes, or phrases– all of which could be used in document, a code snippets app works wonderfully. It stores, organizes, searches with ease.

Code Collector Pro comes with a price tag, but that evokes customer support, upgrades, and functionality that goes way beyond simply saving snippets of text.

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About Wil Gomez

I'm a Brooklyn, New York native, a Mac owner for over 15 years, and an IT specialist on mixed platforms-- Mac, Windows, and Linux. Read more of my articles here. My fiancée is Kate MacKenzie. Maybe you've heard of her. She's a little nutty. Follow her on PixoBebo.

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